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On the 3rd birthday of an Orthodox Jewish boy he has his first ever hair cut in a ceremony called an Upsherin leaving his peyos (sideburns) to grow. Passing a mirror in his hallway this is the first moment he ever sees himself with short hair and a kippah on his head. A kippah is said to be 'A blessing on the head' and is perhaps the most instantly identifiable mark of a Jew. He will now begin to learn the Torah.

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On the 3rd birthday of an Orthodox Jewish boy he has his first ever hair cut in a ceremony called an Upsherin leaving his peyos (sideburns) to grow. Passing a mirror in his hallway this is the first moment he ever sees himself with short hair and a kippah on his head. A kippah is said to be 'A blessing on the head' and is perhaps the most instantly identifiable mark of a Jew. He will now begin to learn the Torah.